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Brother Cadfael is a twelfth-century Anglo-Welsh monk. A retired crusader disappointed in love, and now a herbalist in charge of the gardens of Shrewsbury Abbey, Brother Cadfael is often called on to solve murders and other crimes in and around Shrewsbury, Shropshire, in the border country where England meets Wales.
155 Cast Members
Derek Jacobi
Brother Cadfael
13 Episodes
Michael Culver
Prior Robert
13 Episodes
Julian Firth
Brother Jerome
13 Episodes
Terrence Hardiman
Abbot Radulfus
10 Episodes
Mark Charnock
Brother Oswin
10 Episodes
Albie Woodington
Sergeant Warden
10 Episodes
Eoin McCarthy
Hugh Beringar
6 Episodes
Sean Pertwee
Hugh Beringar
4 Episodes
Peter Copley
Abbot Heribert
4 Episodes
Anthony Green
Hugh Beringar
3 Episodes
Raymond Llewellyn
Madog
3 Episodes
Gábor Urmai
Jehan
3 Episodes
Sarah Badel
Avice of Thornbury
2 Episodes
Steven Beard
Brother Anselm
2 Episodes
Robin Laing
Sulien Blount (uncredited)
1 Episodes
Shane Hickmott
Brother Adam
2 Episodes
Michael Grandage
King Stephen
1 Episodes
Rupert Holliday-Evans
Roger Dodd
1 Episodes
Chloë Annett
Rosanna
1 Episodes
Ronan Vibert
Le Gaucher
1 Episodes
